Neutron emission measurement at the HL-2A tokamak device with a liquid scintillation detector is described. The detector was placed at a location with little structure material in the field of view, and equipped with a gain monitoring system which could provide the possibility to evaluate the gain variation as well as to correct for the detector response. Time trace of the neutron emissivity was obtained and it was consistent with the result of a standard 235U fission chamber. During the plasma discharge the neutron yield could vary by about four orders of magnitude and the fluctuation of the detector gain was up to about 6%. Pulse height spectrum of the liquid scintillation detector was constructed and corrected with the aid of the gain monitoring system, and the correction was found to be essential for the assessment of the neutron energy spectrum. This successful measurement offered experience and confidence for the application of liquid scintillation detectors in the upcoming neutron camera system.

Xie, X., Chen, Z., Peng, X., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Gorini, G., et al. (2014). Neutron emission measurement at the HL-2A tokamak device with a liquid scintillation detector. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 85(10) [10.1063/1.4896120].

Neutron emission measurement at the HL-2A tokamak device with a liquid scintillation detector

GORINI, GIUSEPPE;
2014

Abstract

Neutron emission measurement at the HL-2A tokamak device with a liquid scintillation detector is described. The detector was placed at a location with little structure material in the field of view, and equipped with a gain monitoring system which could provide the possibility to evaluate the gain variation as well as to correct for the detector response. Time trace of the neutron emissivity was obtained and it was consistent with the result of a standard 235U fission chamber. During the plasma discharge the neutron yield could vary by about four orders of magnitude and the fluctuation of the detector gain was up to about 6%. Pulse height spectrum of the liquid scintillation detector was constructed and corrected with the aid of the gain monitoring system, and the correction was found to be essential for the assessment of the neutron energy spectrum. This successful measurement offered experience and confidence for the application of liquid scintillation detectors in the upcoming neutron camera system.
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2014
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Xie, X., Chen, Z., Peng, X., Yuan, X., Zhang, X., Gorini, G., et al. (2014). Neutron emission measurement at the HL-2A tokamak device with a liquid scintillation detector. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 85(10) [10.1063/1.4896120].
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